Multisensory training improves the development of spatial cognition after sight restoration from congenital cataracts.

ABSTRACT: Spatial cognition and mobility are typically impaired in congenitally blind individuals, as vision usually calibrates space perception by providing the most accurate distal spatial cues. We have previously shown that sight restoration from congenital bilateral cataracts guides the development of more accurate space perception, even when cataract removal occurs years after birth. However, late cataract-treated individuals do not usually reach the performance levels of the typically sighted population. Here, we developed a brief multisensory training that associated audiovisual feedback with body movements. Late cataract-treated participants quickly improved their space representation and mobility, performing as well as typically sighted controls in most tasks. Their improvement was comparab

SUBMITTER: Senna I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897914 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature